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Live Square Entertainment for Friday, April 3
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (48+ words) Nightly entertainment performing in The Villages Town Squares on April 3, 2026 Brownwood Paddock Square | 5:00 PM Lake Sumter Landing Market Square | 5:00 PM CLUB CTRL Feat. DJ Lu-S Spanish Springs Town Square | 5:00 PM Sawgrass Grove | 5:00 PM...
Villagers ordered to dial back water usage due to severity of drought
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (77+ words) Due to the water shortage because of the drought, Villagers have been ordered to dial back their water usage. IRRIGATION (LAWNS & LANDSCAPING) HAND WATERING & PLANTS When Can You Water? Your watering day is based on the last digit of your…...
Unlicensed driver from Mexico arrested on DUI after complaint about reckless driving
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (209+ words) An unlicensed driver from Mexico was arrested on a drunk driving charge after a complaint about reckless driving. Pepe Ivan Lopez Lopez, 30, was at the wheel of a beige Chevy passenger car with Virginia license plates shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday on…...
Golf cart driver shows lack of respect for the handicapped
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (80+ words) This golf cart driver showed a lack of respect for the handicapped when parking in a handicapped accommodation zone. Share your Bad Parking photos at'[email protected] This golf cart driver showed a lack of respect for the handicapped when…...
Golf cart erupts in flames in The Villages
5+ hour ago (256+ words) A golf cart erupted in flames Tuesday afternoon near Savannah Center in The Villages. A golf cart erupted in flames Tuesday afternoon near Savannah Center in The Villages. The Villages Public Safety Department responded at 1:59 p.m. to the golf cart fire…...
The Villages is an enormous system that requires more and more water
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (257+ words) A non-Villager expresses his fear that in a time of drought, The Villages continues building, requiring more and more water. It is really ridiculous that these local officials who are approving thousand of new houses and apartment are now complaining…...
Heron and turtle share pond in The Village of Richmond
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (40+ words) In a tense photo finish, a Florida softshell turtle and a great blue heron raced neck and neck, each determined to reach the finish line first at a pond in The Village of Richmond. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!...
The Villages has become a Metropolitan Mess
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (51+ words) A Villager argues that The Villages has become a Metropolitan Mess and she is fed up. Fourteen years is enough of "Florida's Friendliest Home Town! It is now a Metropolitan Mess. Money is not everything in life.. Good luck, y'all…...
‘Repeat’ shoplifter turns apologetic when arrested at Target in The Villages
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (193+ words) A Lady Lake woman will appear in court next week for the theft of $48 in books and cosmetics from Target. An officer responded to Target at Rolling Acres Plaza regarding a "repeat" shoplifter already in custody at 4:10 p.m., March 22, according to…...
Why are they really changing the hours at the town squares?
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (222+ words) A Villager thinks he knows why The Villages is making a big change for the summer at the town squares. It's starts off with a something that sounds like a good idea, like changing the hours at the squares. Makes…...